Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 4.0 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,073
|
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,790
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD544
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD292
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,066
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,286
|
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,963
|
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,307
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,887
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD629
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD676
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD581
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD398
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD362
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD367
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,517
|
$11.42
HK$88.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,605
|
$64.30
HK$499.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,689,995
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,881.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,316
|
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,146
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD366,158
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD246,277
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,999.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD86,968
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.78
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD182,634
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,674,230
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,428.04
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,363
|
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,087
|
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,689
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,855
|
$85.27
HK$663.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,951
|
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,922
|
$72.66
HK$564.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,285
|
$40.59
HK$315.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,144
|
$92.45
HK$718.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,052
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.92
|
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